WordPress plugin comparison
Link Manager vs Swirv
At a glance
- Link Manager has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Swirv.
- On a typical day, Link Manager is downloaded about 34 times, Swirv about 2.
- Swirv has no reviews yet.
- Swirv was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Link Manager.
- Swirv is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Link Manager.
- Link Manager has been around longer: since 2012, against 2026 for Swirv.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Link Manager |  Swirv |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,119 | #57,457 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 875 | 65 |
| Rating | 4.5(33) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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